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RACK FOR HOLDING BOOTS AND SHOES. No. 380,988. Patented Apr. 10. 1888..

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RACK FOR HOLDING BOOTS AND SHOES.

No. 380,938. 8 Patented Apr. 10, 1888.

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SAMUEL L. SAUNDERS, OF LYNN, MASSACHUSETTS.

RACK FOR HOLDING BOOTS AND SHOES.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 380,938, dated April10, 1888.

Application filed December 3, 1887. Serial No. 256,850. (No model.)

To all whom it may concern.-

Be it known that I, SAMUEL L. SAUNDERS, of Lynn, in the county of Essexand Commonwealth of Massachusetts, have invented certam Improvements inBoot and Shoe Racks, of which the following, taken in connection withthe accompanying drawings, is a specification.

This invention relates to devices for holding boots and shoes while inthe factory undergong the process of being manufactured; and it 1s theobject of the invention to provide means for supporting boots and shoesin such manner as to prevent their being jammed and crushed or broken bycoming in contact with or being piled upon each other; also, to permitthe shoes to be moved about from one point or room in the factory tosome remote point or room in the factory; and other less importantpurposes, as well as the nature and operation of the invention,will befully described, and specifically pointed out in the claims hereinafterwritten.

Referri n g to the drawings, Figure 1 is a plan view of a shoerackembodying my invention. Fig. 2 is an end elevation thereof. Fig. 3 isasectional detail; and Fig. 4 is a perspective *view of a detail, to bereferred to hereinafter.

The rack is provided with a skeleton framework composed of the base A,vertical bars or standards B, cross bars D, and suitable stayrods, d,all combined and firmly bound together, as represented in the drawings.The bars H, respectively, have their ends journaled in the cross bars D,so as to permit rocking movement, and the pins 6, upon which theshoesare placed for support, are fixed firmly in the bars H and projecthorizontally outward from the bars, as shown.

On the rear end of the pins 0 are other bars or rods, N, which aresecured firmly on the ends of the pins, and are further provided withupwardlyextended back-boards h. The ends of the bars N are alsoconnected by the vertical rods or bars S. The connection is made bysuitable pin-joints to prevent cramping when the pins e are tilted, asreferred to hereinafter.

In using the rack it is oftentimes most convenient to have the pins 0project outward in a straight or horizontal position. The shoes may bemost conveniently placed in position or removed from the rack, andespecially from the top shelves thereof, when the pins are in thehorizontal position; but while moving the rack from place to place aboutthe factory it is quitedesirable to have the pins 6 elevated, theirouter ends being above the horizontal plane, and to this end thesupporting-bars H have their ends journaled in the cross-bars D, so asto permit the rocking movement required in changing the pins from theelevated to the horizontal position. The barsS are respectivelyconnected with each of the bars N that come in the same verticalplanewith the bars S, and by this means all pins having support in the barsconnected by any particular bar S will be given a regular and uniformmovement or elevation, and the whole system may be ele vated ordepressed by simply lifting and depressing the bar S which controls thesystem.

On top of the rack are boards f f, which serve, respectively, asback-boards to the topmost rows of pins. as represented. The boards fhave their ends journaled in the frame of the rack, and have in theirbottom edge faces the respective notches n, and between the boards f isa spring, P, (see Fig. 3,.) that operates to open apart the bottom edgesof the boards. When the bars S are either of them depressed and thesystem of pins therewith connected are elevated to the inclinedposition, then it is that the notch n of the corresponding board f willreceive the edge or corner of the topmost bar, N, and the pins will bethereby prevented from returning to the horizontal position until theboard f is first pressed inward against the action of spring P, and thesaid bar N is thus released and allowed to again move upward. The pinsare further prevented from going below the horizontal position,and aremaintained in the horizontal po sition by reason of the bar N coming toand bearing upward against the shoulder t. (See Fig. 3.)

The shoe is placed for support upon the pins, as represented, the legbeing suspended downward between the supporting-pins, the vamp portionbearing upon the crossbar H. g This arrangement prevents the upper ofthe shoe from getting crushed or marred by coming into engagement witheach other or with external hard substances. To further insure: theabsolute separation of the shoes, the pins 6 are arranged in pairs, sothat no two shoes bear upon the same pin. When about to be moved, thepins are tilted to the inclined position, and all jarring of the rackwhile being moved will cause the shoes to press and move forward overthe bar H, and in this way the shoes are retained upon the rackwithontbeing bound there.

I claim- 1. A rack for holding boots and shoes, consisting of aframe-work made up ofa suitable base and end standards, supporting-barsarranged between the sections of the frame, and parallel pins extendingfrom said bars, with a space between their outer ends for supporting theboots or shoes between them, substantially as described.

2. A rack for holding boots and shoes, con sisting of an open frame-workmade up of a suitable base and end sections, horizontal supporting-barspivoted in the end sections, and parallel pins supported at one end fromsaid bars for holding the boots and shoes, substantially as described.

3. A rack for holding boots and shoes, con sisting of an open frame-workmade up of a suitable base and end supports, aseries ot' horizontalsupporting-bars, and pins extending from said bars in pairs, with aspace between the pins of each pair for receiving the upper of the shoe,each shoe being held separately, substantially as described.

4. In combination with a suitable framework, horizontal pivoted bars,pins extending from said bars to support each boot and shoe, and a bar,N, connecting the rear ends of the pins of each series together, and avertically movable connecting-bar, S, for two or more of the bars N ofthe same series, whereby the holding-racks formed by the pins 0 may beshifted to change their position from a horizontal to an inclinedposition, substantially as described;

5. In combination with a suitable framework, horizontal pivoted bars H,pins projecting therefrom for supporting the boots and shoes, horizontalbars N for connecting the rear ends of said pins, whereby the pins ofeach series may be tilted on the pivot ot' the bar H, and alocking-plate for holding the racks in an inclined position,substantially as described.

6. In combination with a suitable framework, horizontal bars H, pinsprojecting therefrom for supporting the boots or shoes, horizontal barsN for connecting the rear ends of the pins of each series, a movableconnectingbar, S, for two or more of the bars N of each series, and apivoted locking-plate, h, for holding the pins in an inclined position,substantially as described.

7. In combination with a suitable frame work, horizontal bars H, pinsprojecting therefrom for supporting the shoes between them, horizontalbars N for connecting the rear ends of the pins, movable bars S,connecting the series of bars N, and the pivoted locking-plate h. havinga shoulder, n, and being under spring-tension, substantially asdescribed.

Signed at Lynn, Massachusetts, in presence of two witnesses.

SAMUEL L. SAUNDERS.

\Vitnesses:

E. L. SAUNDERS, O. B. TUTTLE.

